Create
a brush with a new tip in Photoshop. To do
this, create a new document and choose a transparent (non-colored) background
and then choose dark gray for the color.
Switch
to the Brush tool in Photoshop and choose a preset brush size from the menu. For example, "Hard round 5 pixels."
- Draw curly overlapping lines. Vary the
pressure on your pen to get differing line widths. Play with lines a bit,
making sure one line is long and that all the lines are curly.
Go
to Edit and choose "Define brush." Name the
paintbrush. It will now be stored in the Brushes palette. You can view it by
opening it and selecting the new brush.
Refine
the brush and make it workable for creating a good image by going to the
Brushes palette and choose Shape Dynamics. Turn the
Size control to "off" and turn up the Angle Jitter to 20 percent or
more.
Begin
working with the hair color by going to the "Brush Tip Shape" menu
and checking "Color Dynamics." From here,
you can now turn up (by percentages) the color dynamics by changing the levels
of the Hue Jitter, Brightness Jitter and Saturation Jitter.
- This feature allows the graphic designer to
create hair that has a more realistic look, avoiding a 1-tone hair color.
Go
to "Other Dynamics" under Brush Presets. Choose
"Pen Pressure" under Opacity Control.
Save
your paintbrush permanently by going to the top right section of the Brushes palette. Select "New Brush" from the options and
give it a name.
Begin
painting hair.
The process involves creating 2
layers. Select black (for example) and begin painting black hair on the
image you are working on.
Choose
another color (for example, brown) from the Swatches palette, and add another
layer of hair over the black base color.
Choose
a lighter color (like light brown) from the Swatches palette, and add more
color detail.
- Highlights can be added by choosing gray or a
lighter color from the Swatches palette to create more realistic color.
Refine
the hair by switching back to a darker color to add back in some details.
Choose
the Eraser tool and choose your new brush. Use the
brush to take out any extraneous hairs or mistakes.
Go
back to using the Brush tool and go to the Layers palette. Choose the
Color Dodge feature for blending colors.
- Select a lighter color, light brown in this
example, and create highlights around the edge of the hair by drawing
around the image's edge.
Do a final cleanup of any other
details and your finished.